For the cure of pains in the side and chest, verbascum[1] is used in water, with rue; powdered betony is also taken in warm water. Juice of scordotis[2] is used as a stomachic, centaury also, gentian taken in water, and plantago, either eaten with the food, or mixed with lentils or a pottage of alica.[3] Betony, which is in general prejudicial to the stomach, is remedial for some stomachic affections, taken in drink or chewed, the leaves being used for the purpose. In a similar manner too, aristolochia[4] is taken in drink, or dried agaric is chewed, a draught of undiluted wine being taken every now and then. Nymphæa heraclia[5] is also applied topically in these cases, and juice of peucedanum.[6] For burning pains in the stomach psyllion[7] is applied, or else cotyledon[8] beaten up with polenta, or aizoüm.[9]